Chapter 379: The Gods Are Descending, Buddha is the Way!
As soon as Wang Zhong returned to the hotel, he was surrounded by reporters carrying long guns and short guns, and they hoped to get first-hand information as much as possible, because Wang Zhong's matter had been exposed, and the Thai people were eager to know what kind of person this mage from China was, and what were the similarities and differences between Taoism and Buddhism born in China!
People want to understand Taoism, it doesn't mean that they have to change their faith, they are still faithful Buddhists, and the reason why they want to understand it is because of their curiosity about Taoism, a foreign religion!
Moreover, Wang Zhong promised to teach the "Lao Tzu Hua Hu Sutra" in a few days, some Chinese already know the origin of this classic, and the Thai people also have some speculation, that is, this classic is used to explain the relationship between Taoism and Buddhism!
Buddha is the Tao!
I don't know which media made such a big headline in order to attract people's attention!
It was not easy to spread Buddhism in the early days, so it often relied on Huang Lao Taoism. Buddhism climbs Taoism Lao Tzu can probably start from the Eastern Han Dynasty Ming Emperor Chu Wang Ying, "Hou Han Shu" said that "the evening festival is more like Huang Lao, learn to fast and sacrifice for the floating slaughter." In addition to the early days of Buddhism, in order to expound the teachings, deliberately attached to Lao Tzu (Lao Tzu "I have three treasures, kindness, frugality, and dare not be the first in the world" and Buddhism emphasizes compassion, abstaining from greed, and humility are the same, which can be compared), and it is also related to the rumors that Lao Tzu entered Hu for Futu at that time. The "Biography of Xiangkai" in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty says: "Or say, Lao Tzu entered Yidi as a floating slaughter." "Lao Tzu Hua Xihu Pin" quotes the "Taiping Sutra" cloud: "Lao Tzu went west for more than 80 years, and he was born on the occasion of Yin Zhou" ("Taiping Sutra" was written before Xianglu). Moreover, this statement may not come from the Taoists, and the next step is very likely to be the first transmission of Buddhism, which was deliberately attached to it in order to be popular in Middle-earth. Buddhism clings to Taoism, mixed with Lao Tzu Futu into one, since the beginning of the introduction of Buddhism. It seems to have been followed until the end of the Han Dynasty, when Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Mu Rong's "Mu Zi's Theory of Confusion" was still mixed with the Buddha and the old one. At the end of the Three Kingdoms Wei Dynasty, Yu Feng's "Wei Luo Xirong Biography" followed its meaning and said: "The "Futu" contains, and the Chinese "Laozi Jing" is different from the "Laozi Sutra". "In the Western Jin Dynasty, Emperor Hui, the Taoist priest Wang Fu wrote the "Laozi Hua Hu Jing" according to the legends handed down from the Han and Wei dynasties.
In the end, it was concluded that Buddha is the Tao. Buddha is originally an extension of Taoism!
This newspaper is completely on fire, although they have been attacked by the majority of the people, after all, this matter is a major event that shakes their faith, but it is undeniable that the newspaper is really popular, at least the people of the country remember them, and the sales of their newspaper have also risen rapidly!
Looking at its momentum, there is a trend of changing from a small newspaper to a large newspaper!
With this role model, reporters from other newspapers naturally cannot be idle. If you want to understand Taoism, or understand the relationship between Taoism and Buddhism, what could be more direct than interviewing Wang Zhong himself?
That's why there are so many journalists here!
"Mr. Wang, can you briefly talk about Taoism?"
A reporter from the Thai Daily was the first to grab the right to interview. Said excitedly.
Promotion, getting rich, and increasing sales rely on topics!
As long as Wang Zhong's words. With a little bias, they can write a novel with a carrier and the content is not the same. That's what a journalist does!
"Taoism is the native religion of China, with Tao as the highest belief. In terms of the concept of ghost worship in ancient China, Taoism is based on the ideas of Huang and Lao Taoism, and inherits the derivation and formation of immortal magic since the Warring States period. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a large number of Taoist organizations appeared, including the Taiping Dao and the Wudou Rice Dao. Patriarch Zhang Daoling officially founded the Order, which has a history of 1,800 years. Taoism is a polytheistic worship, and the gods and goddesses are personified by Taoism's belief in "Tao". Taoist priests are Taoist clergy, and there are more than 30,000 Taoist priests living in the country. The palace is a place for Taoist activities, and there are more than 2,000 palaces registered and opened in the country. ”
Wang Zhong's words were very official, so that he did not have any possibility of playing, but he did not give up, he continued to ask:
"May I ask Mr. Wang, what do you think of the relationship between Buddhism and Taoism?"
This question is quite acute, you must know that Thailand is a big country of Buddhism, and a little radical remarks may trigger social effects.
"I'll explain this question during the puja, please ask the next one!"
Wang Zhong smiled slightly, and did not jump into the pit, he didn't want to be demonstrated, even if he wanted to fire a cannon, he would have to wait until the time of the festival, anyway, Wang Zhong would leave Thailand after the festival, they couldn't go to Xiangjiang to express their dissatisfaction, right?
"Taoism, which originated in the ancient Chinese Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, is a polytheistic religion that worships many gods, and its main purpose is to pursue immortality, become immortals, and save the world. It occupies an important position in ancient Chinese traditional culture and is also actively developing in the modern world. Although Taoism has been one of the hundred schools of thought since the Warring States period, Taoism has deified the original moral philosopher. It was not until the late Han Dynasty that the order was produced, and the Heavenly Master Dao of Yizhou worshipped Lao Tzu as the Taishang Laojun. By the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the religious form of Taoism was gradually perfected. Laozi Li Er (Taishang Laojun) is the ancestor of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty honored Laozi as the Emperor Taishang Xuanyuan, the Holy Ancestor of Dao Yuanque.
Taoism regards "Tao" as the highest belief and believes that "Tao" is the origin of all things. In traditional Chinese culture, Taoism is a dominant theoretical doctrine along with Confucianism and Buddhism, and seeks to practice and practice to become immortals.
The Taoist idea of the unity of heaven and man is somewhat similar to the Brahmanical idea of the unity of Brahmanism!"
Wang Zhong said with a smile.
The reporter brushed down below, and Master Wang Zhong said that Taoism is similar to Brahmanism!
"The Relationship between Taoism and Brahmanism from the Unity of Heaven and Man and the Unity of Brahmanism!"
The Religion of Immortality - Taoism
During the flood of various title parties, although Wang Zhong was a little stopped, he didn't have that ability, and the pen he remembered was a powerful weapon!
Literati don't use knives to kill!
Although they don't have weapons in their hands, their combat effectiveness can withstand that of a mechanized division!
Wang Zhong doesn't want to have any bad contact with these uncrowned kings, and it is the Thai who is being fooled, so what does he have to do?
"Buddhism has Mahayana classics, small city classics, and even Vajrayana classics above Mahayana, the number of which is as vast as the sea of stars, countless, I don't know what classics Taoism has handed down?"
A reporter stood up and complained.
Wang Zhong knew at a glance that this must be a devout Buddhist. That's why there is such momentum, but Wang Zhong just smiled slightly:
"Taoism believes that the Taoist scriptures are the sacred scriptures of the sages written by the Sanqing Tianzun, the master of the Three Caves, in order to save all living beings in the universe, using the wonderful qi of nature. The Taoist scriptures are hidden in the "Seven Treasures Xuantai", and the immortals pass the scriptures to the high-ranking celebrities, and then they spread the sermons to the people of the world. The Taoist classics are voluminous, covering all aspects of catechism, canons, precepts, cultivation of spells, fasting and Jiao rituals, preaching and propagation, and feng shui calculations. ”
Lu Jingxiu's "Catalogue of the Three Caves Sutras" created the style and principles of the three caves, the four auxiliaries and the twelve parts for the compilation of Taoist classics, the three caves are the cave truth, the cave xuan, and the cave god, the four auxiliary refers to the Taiping, Taixuan, Taiqing, and Zhengyi, and the twelve categories are the text, the runes, the jade formula, the spiritual map, the score, the precepts, the prestige, the method, the arts, the biography, the praise, and the performance. Daozang is a great encyclopedia of ancient times. It contains rich content in philosophy, politics, military affairs, economics, education, literature, history, art, medicine, chemistry, astronomy, geography, mathematics, and technology. ”
"Outer ways, all outer ways!"
When the reporter heard Wang Zhong say this, he said angrily.
"These classics you said are all foreign ways and are not advisable!"
Wang Zhong didn't pay attention to the angry reporters, just smiled lightly, and ended the interview, because Wang Zhong wanted to seize the time to review "Lao Tzu Hua Hu Jing", "Lao Tzu Hua Hu Jing" once had a debate on the authenticity of the book. And it was burned down by Wonshijong at the time of Unification!
Now Wang Zhong's version is in the 26th year of Guangxu (1900 AD), and people stumbled upon a cultural treasure, that is, the famous Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes Library. From the relics, it was found that the "Lao Tzu Hua Hu Jing", which had been destroyed more than 670 years ago, was incomplete. There are only 1st, 2nd, 8th, 10th and other volumes, and each volume is not the work of one person at a time.
Although these classics are incomplete and many are lost, they do not prevent Wang Zhong from preaching. Because he never intended to finish it!
Because "Lao Tzu Hua Hu Jing" has a total of ten volumes, although it has been judged to be a false scripture, it was written by later generations in the name of Lao Tzu. But it does contain a lot of Taoist philosophies, after all, the clever means of fraud are true and false, false and real, seven points true and three points false, only in this way is it not easy to be exposed!
"Lao Tzu Hua Hu Jing" is such a classic!
He is a false scripture, but it is also very true, the person who wrote this classic has a very high attainment in Taoism, otherwise it would not be false and true, and all dynasties have invited masters of Buddhism and Taoism to debate many times!
Just when Wang Zhong was making preparations, the White Dragon King Temple was also in full swing to prepare, because this time not only did the White Dragon King come to listen to the Fa, but it is said that even the gold he picked up also planned to come to listen to the Fa!
Finding gold is a deity unique to Thailand!
Jatukam Ramathep was a diligent and loving king of Siam, who ruled over two-thirds of Siam, and was very concerned about the suffering of his people. When he died, his spirit of loving the people like a son moved the heavens, and he was named a god, and the people asked for him, and all of them responded to their requests, and built temples to worship his holy statues. In Nakhon Thong, southern Thailand, there is a famous sheriff Kun Pan, he has repeatedly performed miraculous feats when he was in office, solved countless cases, all mysterious and dangerous scenes, he can be auspicious and avoid evil in peace, and is respected as a white-clothed chief. Kun Pan and found the gold, originated from a female maid, found the gold on her body, asked someone to call Kun Pan to come. When someone was ordered to look for Khun Pan, he was already leaning against the door and waiting, and thousands of people followed him to the temple. As soon as Kun Pan arrived at the temple, he immediately opened Chrysostom and said that he had been waiting for Kun Pan for 1,500 years, and that he had not been able to exert his skills and save people because he had been sealed by a white-clothed messenger in the past. Therefore, he instructed Khun Pan to help him make a golden body, and he had to find an ancient tree called Theptharo to carve his idol. After searching the forest for a long time, he finally found an ancient Theptharo tree, which he instructed to cut down in the middle, but after the tree was cut down, the workers could not move the tree out of the woods, and they could not move the tree by all means. Kun Pan drew a tiger's eye charm and tied it behind the tree, and the workers easily transported the tree to Yushan, and Kun Pan personally carved and found the golden statue. It was also because of this incident that the name of Pick Up Kim spread again in Thailand!
If Wang Zhong was here, he would definitely be surprised, because he knew the commander who found the golden possession, it was the white-clothed Azan Kunpan, he was the police chief of the eighth district, and he was also a Buddhist card master with profound skills, but he didn't expect that he was also a divine possession!
On the third day, the entire White Dragon King Temple was surrounded by crowds, dense crowds gathered together, some people were standing, some people were sitting, some people made all kinds of strange sounds, and some people writhed on the ground like pythons, if someone came forward to talk, they would claim to be a certain god descended, this time they came to listen to Master Wang Zhong's teachings!
These people are possessed people, and they are possessed by some Thai gods, of course, most of them are ghosts, in the name of Gato gods!
Although the arrival of these people made the whole festival very lively, it also seemed very chaotic.
The volunteers of the White Dragon King Temple coordinated several times, but they did not achieve good results, just when everyone thought that this farce would continue, whether it was rolling on the ground, or the crazy gods stood up in an instant, looking at the direction of the temple gate respectfully as if they were normal people!
"The Great Dharma Protector is here!"
"The Great Dharma Protector is here!"
"The Great Dharma Protector is here!"
"Don't make a fuss, be careful that the Great Dharma Protector gets angry!"
Everyone looked at the temple gate in amazement, they didn't know who could make these lawless ghosts and gods converge!
I saw that the believers near the temple gate spontaneously divided into two rows, and Azan Kunpan, who was dressed in white, walked slowly, but very steadily, his eyes were surprisingly sharp, as if he wanted to see through people's hearts!
Whether it is a believer or a god who looks at his eyes, he will involuntarily lower his gaze!
"You're here, you found gold, I didn't expect to see you again in my lifetime!"
Sitting on the chair, as if asleep, the White Dragon Princess, instantly opened his eyes and said in a tongue-twisting language.
"Yes, I thought I wouldn't come out in this life, although the seal was loose, the power I could use was still very limited!"
Finding gold also said in ancient Sanskrit. He was very happy to see the White Dragon Prince, as if he had seen an old friend he hadn't seen for many years.
"Thanks to you this time, I can hear the Dharma from the Master of Middle-earth, and I hope he can help me show me a clear path!" (To be continued......